The film tells the story of a young high school teacher. He begins a relationship with a female coworker, but is plunged into confusion after encountering a friend from his own high school days who he had been sexually involved with. At a gay bar, he meets another young Berliner and they become involved. Eventually, his girlfriend finds out, and in classic depressing German cinema ending, he loses his boyfriend, his girlfriend, and his job.

There's no reference to the German title in the film, on its packaging, or on IMDB.